Cade Cunningham vs. Tim Duncan: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Cade Cunningham and Tim Duncan all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Cade Cunningham, with a career spanning 5 seasons from 2022 to 2026, and Tim Duncan, with 19 seasons played from 1998 to 2016, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring, rebounding and assists to steals, blocks, triple-doubles, and rankings by points thresholds—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Cade Cunningham vs. Tim Duncan
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Cade Cunningham Tim Duncan Cade Cunningham Tim Duncan
Points
+300th
17th
+300th
6th
Rebounds
+300th
6th
+300th
3rd
Assists
+300th
110th
+300th
33rd
Steals
+300th
172nd
+300th
48th
Blocks
+300th
5th
+300th
1st
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Cade Cunningham vs. Tim Duncan
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Cade Cunningham Tim Duncan Cade Cunningham Tim Duncan
Points
--
98th
30th
81st
Rebounds
--
33rd
126th
26th
Assists
--
+300th
9th
+300th
Steals
--
+300th
24th
+300th
Blocks
--
21st
89th
10th

Note: the season per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders: 400 games with some exceptions for some stats; for the Playoffs a minimum of 3 games is used.

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Cade Cunningham Tim Duncan Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
17th
+283 4,699 vs. 26,49621,797
Rebounds
+300th
6th
+294 1,149 vs. 15,09113,942
Assists
+300th
110th
+190 1,571 vs. 4,2252,654
Steals
+300th
172nd
+128 219 vs. 1,025806
Blocks
+300th
5th
+295 131 vs. 3,0202,889
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
11th
+289 165 vs. 3,8593,694
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
3rd
+297 984 vs. 11,23210,248
Field Goals Made
+300th
15th
+285 1,768 vs. 10,2858,517
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
18th
+282 3,975 vs. 20,33416,359
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
407 vs. 30377
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
1,210 vs. 1681,042
Free Throws Made
+300th
26th
+274 756 vs. 5,8965,140
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
15th
+285 888 vs. 8,4687,580

Games and Years:

Cade Cunningham Tim Duncan Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
11th
+289 213 vs. 1,3921,179
Seasons
+300th
12th
+288 5 vs. 1914

Triple-Doubles:

Cade Cunningham Tim Duncan Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
59th
134th
75 11 vs. 47

Rankings by Points Scored:

Cade Cunningham Tim Duncan Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
184th
152nd
32 4 vs. 51
50+ point games
-
76th
0 vs. 11
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Cade Cunningham Tim Duncan Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
6th
+294 150 vs. 5,1725,022
Rebounds
+300th
3rd
+297 50 vs. 2,8592,809
Assists
+300th
33rd
+267 52 vs. 764712
Steals
+300th
48th
+252 11 vs. 168157
Blocks
+300th
1st
+299 8 vs. 568560
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
2nd
+298 6 vs. 778772
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
2nd
+298 44 vs. 2,0812,037
Field Goals Made
+300th
6th
+294 55 vs. 1,9751,920
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
5th
+295 129 vs. 3,9393,810
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
5 vs. 50
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
28 vs. 357
Free Throws Made
+300th
6th
+294 35 vs. 1,2171,182
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
3rd
+297 42 vs. 1,7661,724

Games and Years:

Cade Cunningham Tim Duncan Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
3rd
+297 6 vs. 251245
Playoffs
+300th
3rd
+297 1 vs. 1817

Triple-Doubles:

Cade Cunningham Tim Duncan Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
38th
13th
25 1 vs. 43

Rankings by Points Scored:

Cade Cunningham Tim Duncan Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
36th
0 vs. 44
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Cade Cunningham Tim Duncan Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
98th
22.06 vs. 19.033.03
Rebounds per game
--
33rd
5.39 vs. 10.845.45
Assists per game
--
+300th
7.38 vs. 3.044.34
Steals per game
--
+300th
1.03 vs. 0.740.29
Blocks per game
--
21st
0.62 vs. 2.171.55
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
54th
0.77 vs. 2.772.00
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
11th
4.62 vs. 8.073.45
Field Goals Made per game
--
85th
8.30 vs. 7.390.91
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
139th
18.66 vs. 14.614.05
3-Pointers Made per game
76th
+300th
+224 1.91 vs. 0.021.89
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
+300th
5.68 vs. 0.125.56
Free Throws Made per game
--
104th
3.55 vs. 4.240.69
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
73rd
4.17 vs. 6.081.91

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Cade Cunningham Tim Duncan Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
30th
81st
51 25.00 vs. 20.614.39
Rebounds per game
126th
26th
100 8.33 vs. 11.393.06
Assists per game
9th
+300th
+291 8.67 vs. 3.045.62
Steals per game
24th
+300th
+276 1.83 vs. 0.671.16
Blocks per game
89th
10th
79 1.33 vs. 2.260.93
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
39th
+261 1.00 vs. 3.102.10
Defensive Rebounds per game
33rd
15th
18 7.33 vs. 8.290.96
Field Goals Made per game
29th
71st
42 9.17 vs. 7.871.30
Field Goals Attempted per game
12th
118th
106 21.50 vs. 15.695.81
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.83 vs. 0.020.81
3-Pointers Attempted per game
104th
+300th
+196 4.67 vs. 0.144.53
Free Throws Made per game
40th
87th
47 5.83 vs. 4.850.98
Free Throws Attempted per game
52nd
51st
1 7.00 vs. 7.040.04

Note: Even if they don't have the minimum of 400 season games, the players are also included in the all-time rankings in some stats if they reach certain thresholds: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made.